Some Copperbelt residents have bemoaned the alleged fees being charged on individuals seeking Covid 19 tests in some health care facilities.
The residents who sought anonymity lamented that some health facilities in Kitwe, Kalulushi and Ndola are allegedly charging between K500 and K300 to carry out a COVID test, an act they said is defeating the prevention of the pandemic.
And Copperbelt Province Permanent Secretary, Bright Nundwe has warned of stiff punishment against the perpetrators.
ZANIS reports that Mr. Nundwe said such a behaviour will not be tolerated because it is a barrier in the fight against the Coronavirus that has continued to eliminate millions of lives across the globe.